diff --git a/ansible_risk_insight/risk_assessment_model.py b/ansible_risk_insight/risk_assessment_model.py
index d862e3bc..f2e03fca 100644
--- a/ansible_risk_insight/risk_assessment_model.py
+++ b/ansible_risk_insight/risk_assessment_model.py
@@ -437,7 +437,11 @@ def search_module(self, name, exact_match=False, max_match=-1, collection_name="
 
             # if any candidates don't match with FQCN, use the first index
             if not found_index:
-                found_index = self.module_index[short_name][0]
+                non_deprecated_cands = [idx for idx in self.module_index[short_name] if not idx["deprecated"]]
+                if non_deprecated_cands:
+                    found_index = non_deprecated_cands[0]
+                else:
+                    found_index = self.module_index[short_name][0]
 
         modules_json_list = []
         if from_indices: